[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-romantic-path-to-success":3,"chapter-the-romantic-path-to-success-the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-134":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Romantic Road to the Top",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2146325,3567,"Chapter 134","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-134",134,"\u003Cp>Xue Qin asked, \"Who did you learn from? Why did I never see you show it when we were in school?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"I learned it from my uncle-in-law. My uncle-in-law is an old traditional Chinese medicine physician and a very capable person. I learned many things from him. But he told me that after learning kung fu from him, I couldn't use it against good people, and I couldn't be showy in daily life. Who would I show it to in school? To my classmates or my teachers?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin nodded, \"Your painting must have been learned from your uncle-in-law too, right? Then your uncle-in-law is truly a remarkable person; he cultivated you into a remarkable person as well.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing this, Su Xinghui’s expression dimmed. He said to Xue Qin, \"My uncle-in-law is a remarkable person, but I can't be considered a remarkable person; in fact, I was once a failed person.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin asked in confusion, \"How could you be a failed person? You have so many skills, and you are a top student from Jiangcheng University. Everyone envies your success!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin naturally didn't know that Su Xinghui was thinking of his failed previous life and his failed marriage. That life was truly a failure. This showed that no matter how high your IQ is or how many skills you have, if your EQ is not up to par and no one appreciates you, wanting to succeed is as difficult as ascending to heaven.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui smiled, \"Didn't I fail to get into Jingda? That was a failure for me!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin said, \"That’s because your requirements for yourself are too high. Like me, I didn't even get into a technical secondary school, and I’m doing fine, aren't I? You were already one of the best in our class.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Xue Qin say this, Su Xinghui remembered something and said to her, \"By the way, Xue Qin, don't just be busy with work now; you should also get a diploma. I think self-study exams are pretty good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin said dismissively, \"Why would I take those? How old am I now to be reading books?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"In the future, the promotion of cadres will increasingly emphasize youth and knowledge. If you don't have a university diploma, it will be very difficult to get promoted.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin shook her head, \"I don't really hope to be promoted. It’ll be enough if I can be a virtuous wife and a good mother in the future.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said, \"You can't think like that. Even as a girl, you must have your own career. In two years, I want to study for an on-the-job postgraduate degree. No matter what, reading more books is good.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing that Su Xinghui wanted to study for an on-the-job postgraduate degree, Xue Qin couldn't help but ponder. Should she also listen to Su Xinghui and take a self-study exam? Otherwise, wouldn't the gap between her and Su Xinghui keep widening?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After thinking for a while, Xue Qin nodded, \"Alright, I’ll listen to you. I’ll take the self-study exam. But my foundation is poor, so you’ll have to help me more.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed readily, \"Alright! After the New Year and we go back to work, if you have anything you don't understand, you can come ask me. As long as I understand it, I will help you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Xue Qin said happily, \"That’s great!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After sending Xue Qin home, Su Xinghui went home himself. Back home, Guo Suhua, who was sitting on the sofa watching TV, said with a smile: \"Xinghui, did you have a good time shopping with Xue Qin this afternoon? Did you eat together?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said: \"Sigh, don't mention it, I ran into some bad luck today.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Guo Suhua was startled and asked: \"What's wrong? What happened?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Wenjun, who was reading a book on the side, also looked up at Su Xinghui.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui told his parents what happened today. He originally didn't want to tell them to avoid worrying them, but thinking that this matter might not be kept secret and that Xu Shixie had also said he might be asked to inquire about the situation in the next few days, he told them anyway. Besides, he hadn't suffered any losses.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Wenjun and his wife listened, feeling shocked. After hearing it, Guo Suhua said indignantly: \"These police are too outrageous, right? How could they do such a thing? If it weren't for County Head Zhang's help, wouldn't you have been wrongly imprisoned?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Wenjun also said: \"It is indeed a bit outrageous, turning a perfectly fine Shangjun County into a mess. The leaders of this Public Security Bureau are too incompetent.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui said: \"They aren't incompetent; they are actually too cunning. Forget it, Dad, Mom, let's not talk about this; it just makes me angry. But they will receive the punishment they deserve, so don't be angry anymore.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Guo Suhua said: \"Alright, son, then take a bath tonight and wash away the bad luck on your body.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Su Xinghui laughed: \"Mom, that's superstition.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Although he said Guo Suhua was superstitious, Su Xinghui still went to take a bath. It was winter, and it wasn't convenient to take a bath in Manghuling, so he usually only took one every half a month. Now that he was home and had a water heater, he naturally wanted to wash up properly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>That night, Tao Yan, who had returned from the region, learned the news that Gong Jianjun and the others had been subjected to compulsory measures. This news made his face turn livid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As the end of the year approached, Tao Yan and the others had to make frequent trips to the region. The more it was this time, the more they needed to build relationships with the leaders. Who would have thought that during the time he was not in the bureau, such a big thing would happen?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On his way back to Shangjun County, his confidant in the bureau had paged him, but he was on the road and had nowhere to return the call. Therefore, he only learned about this incident after returning to the bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This made him regret it. If he had come back earlier this afternoon, he shouldn't have eaten that meal in the region. That way, he could have caught up with this incident and wouldn't have let things get out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even if Zhang Kaishan asked about it, so what? With Tao Yan’s control over the Public Security Bureau and his status, which was no lower than Zhang Kaishan’s, he could have turned a big issue into a small one and a small one into nothing. In the end, it would probably have been solved with an apology. How could it have escalated to such an uncontrollable point?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now that the confessions of Gong Jianjun and the others had been recorded and signed, with both human and physical evidence, it was an ironclad case, and it would be very difficult to overturn. This put him in a very passive position.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Regarding the collusion between Gong Jianjun and the others and those thieves, Tao Yan certainly knew. He also knew that in this matter, his son, Tao Yanbin, was the instigator. Because of this, Tao Yan was now a bit worried. If Gong Jianjun didn't keep his mouth shut and confessed Tao Yanbin as well, that would truly be trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now the person leading this matter was Xu Shixie. Who was Xu Shixie? He was originally the captain of the criminal investigation team in the bureau and later became the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation. When the position of director became vacant, he was Tao Yan’s strongest competitor. At that time, Xu Shixie was also full of spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But later, with the help of Shan Guozhi, Tao Yan sat on the throne of County Political and Legal Committee Secretary and Director. After he took office, he naturally had to suppress Xu Shixie. Thus, Xu Shixie’s work was transferred from criminal investigation to the office, labor union, and women's work.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Just imagine, could the relationship between Xu Shixie and Tao Yan be good? Now that he had caught an opportunity, could he not seize it? As long as he could drag the matter to Tao Yan, he certainly wouldn't be soft-handed.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it were in the past, Tao Yan would have immediately taken over the matter and settled it as soon as possible. But this time it was different; Zhang Kaishan was watching this matter.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Now Zhang Kaishan was vaguely joining forces with Ji Tao, and among the county leaders, several were leaning toward them. Their power was not what it used to be. If Tao Yan forcibly intervened in this matter, he might instead be caught by them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tao Yan used to be a reckless person, but in recent years, Shan Guozhi has reminded him every day to be more steady and to cultivate the demeanor of a county-level leader, so in these past two years, he has indeed become more calculating and less hot-tempered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Of course, this didn't mean Tao Yan had become smarter or had more political wisdom. So, he really wasn't sure how to handle this matter, and thus, he went to Shan Guozhi.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Shan Guozhi’s face became worse and worse as he listened to what Tao Yan said. After Tao Yan finished speaking, he slammed the table and pointed at Tao Yan: \"Tao Yan, oh Tao Yan, what do you want me to say about you? Is this kind of thing something you can do? How could you manage your subordinates? They even colluded with thieves. Were they short of the few pennies the thieves offered as tribute?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tao Yan said: \"This is also my fault for not managing them well, but I really didn't know about this. It's just that they were too bold.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1655,"2026-06-16T17:50:40.887Z","2026-06-17T08:56:06.694Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","74747e08e522d866f2f97745940865699ac0e6753884a24f47b4361796249985","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-135","the-romantic-path-to-success-chapter-133",572,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-romantic-path-to-success-cover.jpg"]